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2007-08 WOMEN'S SWIMMING REVIEW

2007-08 WOMEN’S SWIMMING REVIEW

Vikings place fourth at CCIW Championships; women’s swimmers win title at Eureka Invitational and defeat Knox and Monmouth in dual meets

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Vikings finished fourth at the CCIW Championship meet for the fourth consecutive year, earning 299 points, finishing behind Illinois Wesleyan who was third with 348.5 points.Wheaton won the team title with 976.5 points and Carthage was second with 798.5 points.Rose-Hulman (280 points), Millikin (263), and North Central (152.5) rounded out the scoring at the meet.Vens won the only individual title with her win in the 100 backstroke, but the Vikings had several other strong finishes.

Augustana put together a strong weekend at the CCIW Championships, earning 15 top 10 finishes at the three day event.Junior Ramsey Vens (PleasantValley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) grabbed the highest finish for the Vikings, placing second in the 100 backstroke with a time of :59.61.She was also 4th in the 200 backstroke (2:13.20) and 5th in the 200 individual medley (2:18.06).Freshman Katie Rowland (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.) also had three top 10 finishes at the championship meet.Her best performance was a sixth place showing in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:04.22. Rowland placed eighth in the 100 backstroke (1:03.92) and ninth in the 200 backstroke (2:16.52).Freshman Emily Cox (Pioneer HS, Ann Arbor, Mich.) grabbed a fifth place finish in the 1650 freestyle (19:07.54) and also finished seventh in the 500 freestyle (5:29.53).Sophomore Sara Hlavin (St. Viator HS, Elk Grove Village, Ill.) placed fifth in the 400 individual medley (4:58.18) and 10th in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.20).

Vens, Rowland, Hlavin, and Cox also put together four great relay performances, helping the Vikings grab a fourth place overall finish.Vens, Rowland, Hlavin, and Cox were third in the 800 freestyle relay with a clocking of 8:24.71.They finished fourth in the 200 freestyle, hitting the finish in 1:45.39.Vens, Hlavin, Rowland, and Cox were fourth in the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:18.77.The same foursome also earned a fifth place finish in the 400 freestyle with a time of 3:52.33.Sophomore Emma Moran (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa), junior Mary Galloway (Schaumburg HS, Schaumburg, Ill.), senior Kristen Bambrick (Hononegah HS, Rockton, Ill.), and senior Yvonne Lyden (WoodlandsAcademy, Lake Forest, Ill.) also put together a top 10 relay finish.The foursome combined for a seventh place finish in the 200 medley relay, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:11.95.

Augustana won the Eureka Invitational on January 26, taking the team title for the third straight season.The Vikings defeated four other squads and crowned three individual champions on the day.Cox won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:07.60.Vens was a winner in the 100 backstroke, hitting the finish in 1:03.67.Hlavin defeated the competition in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:08.31.

The 2007-08 women’s squad made its mark in the top 10 lists with Hlavin earning a spot in the 400 individual medley and Cox making her way into the top 10 in the 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle events.Hlavin is third on the all time list with a time of 4:58.18 in the 400 individual medley.Cox is sixth in the 500 freestyle (5:29.53), seventh in the 1000 freestyle (11:30.13), and ninth in the 1650 freestyle (19:07.54).

The Vikings were 2-4 on the season in dual meets.Augustana had team wins over Knox (113-52) and Monmouth (107-60).The team also finished second out of four teams at the Augustana Invitational and third out of seven teams at the North Central Invitational.